Shipping to and from Hungary

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Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container pick-ups and more.

Country: Hungary
Direction: Export
Effective Date: Please refer to specific port tariff
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Calendar days
Currency: EUR
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar day, per container type
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD)

Freetime: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage and Detention shall not be paid by the Merchant.

Detention: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier's Container outside the port, terminal or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time.

Demurrage: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container inside the terminal, port or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time (the compensation includes terminal storage costs).

Export Demurrage

Please refer to the country of the loading port:

Export Detention

Effective Date: 22nd October 2018 pick up empties date
Currency: EUR per day

Name of the period	Start	End
Name of the period Export Detention period	Start day when empty container has been picked up from the Agent (gate out date)	End day when laden container has been delivered to the port of loading (gate in date)
Name of the period Export Demurrage period	Start day when laden container has been delivered to the port of loading (gate in date)	End day when laden container has been loaded from the terminal to the vessel

Days	20' DRY & IMO	40' & 45' DRY & IMO	20' REEF and OT&FR	40' & 45' REEF and OT&FR
Days 1-10	20' DRY & IMO 0	40' & 45' DRY & IMO 0	20' REEF and OT&FR 0	40' & 45' REEF and OT&FR 0
Days 11-15	20' DRY & IMO 45	40' & 45' DRY & IMO 55	20' REEF and OT&FR 85	40' & 45' REEF and OT&FR 105
Days 16-20	20' DRY & IMO 55	40' & 45' DRY & IMO 70	20' REEF and OT&FR 95	40' & 45' REEF and OT&FR 115
Days 21-25	20' DRY & IMO 65	40' & 45' DRY & IMO 85	20' REEF and OT&FR 105	40' & 45' REEF and OT&FR 125
Days 26+	20' DRY & IMO 75	40' & 45' DRY & IMO 100	20' REEF and OT&FR 125	40' & 45' REEF and OT&FR 150

Days	20' DRY/OT&FR	40' / 45' DRY/OT&FR	20' REEFER/ IMO	40' REEFER/ IMO
Days 1-5	20' DRY/OT&FR 0	40' / 45' DRY/OT&FR 0	20' REEFER/ IMO 0	40' REEFER/ IMO 0
Days 6-11	20' DRY/OT&FR 43	40' / 45' DRY/OT&FR 63	20' REEFER/ IMO 118	40' REEFER/ IMO 133
Days 12+	20' DRY/OT&FR 63	40' / 45' DRY/OT&FR 93	20' REEFER/ IMO 143	40' REEFER/ IMO 163

Note: Below storage tariff will be applied addtionally on top of export demurrage of port of loading contry if export containers are kept at inland terminal as per customer request or due to customer caused reason.

For Intermodal Surcharges and Pick-up rates please visit our Inland Magazine by clicking here

Charge	Charge type	Amount
Charge Late Payment Fee	Charge type 50 USD / BL	Amount Payment is made after the due date of the invoice
Charge Weight Discrepancy Fee The WDF is applicable to each container where: The difference (positive or negative) between the VGM weight and the weight declared in the shipping instructions is greater than 3000Kg. The VGM weight is greater than the maximum gross weight of the container, (as per CSC plate (Max Payload + Tare weight). The VGM weight is lesser than tare weight of the container.	Charge type per BL	Amount USD 100
Charge Extra seal charge	Charge type per container per seal	Amount EUR 30
Charge Transport Document Amendment fee	Charge type perb/l	Amount EUR 75
Charge Transport Document Issuance Service	Charge type per b/l (set of 3)	Amount EUR 50
Charge Change of destination fee (COD)	Charge type per container	Amount USD 300
Charge Change of destination fee – Administrative Cost (CAD) – effective as of 15thJanuary 2018. Applies if T/S port remains the same, amendment related to the final port of discharge. Must be requested 96hrs before the arrival to the T/S port	Charge type per b/l	Amount USD 300
Charge Change of destination fee – Extra Restows (CED) – effective as of 15thJanuary 2018. Acceptance of the extra costs associated is must	Charge type per container	Amount USD 300+ extra costs associated
Charge Waiting Time Origin above 3 hours	Charge type perhr	Amount 40 EUR
Charge Payer Amendment Origin	Charge type per b/l	Amount 40 EUR/ BL Note: Payer-amendment fee in case of changes to payment terms or origin payers after export invoice issuance

As Hungary is a landlocked country substantial precarriage on rail/road needs to be performed to get the cargo from Hungary to the ports. Main ports which are used for Hungarian exports are Koper (Slovenia), Rijeka (Croatia) and Bremerhaven (Germany) with regular rail connection from Budapest. With our direct trucking services other North Continent ports are also available such as Hamburg or Rotterdam.

For rail schedules or direct trucking services please contact our customer service department at + 36 1 755 5595, or hu.export@maersk.com

Bookings

Please kindly place dry and reefer booking orders by using our e-booking tool. Our experts at Customer Service are also at your disposal at + 36 1 755 5595.

Our Service delivery department is happy to assist you in case of questions regarding the usage of Maersk’s e-commerce tools.

Haulage types / chassis we can provide upon previous request are the following:

HS Code

Add HS code to HS code column under cargo description
If you need HS code to be shown on the Bill of Lading, add it to the cargo description

HS code is mandatory to be provided in the shipping instructions for below countries:

Haulage	Further information	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions
Haulage Truck with overweight road	Further information Up to 24 tons (including tara weight)	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions Yes
Haulage Short chassis (or 20' chassis)	Further information Chassis a 20' container exactly fitting on which	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions Yes
Haulage Container to be placed at the end of the chassis	Further information I.e. a 20' container to be carried at the far end of a 40' chassis, not in the middle of the chassis	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions No
Haulage Truck with permit to carry dangerous goods	Further information Not all trucks/truckers of our trucking-subcontractors have such permit	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions Yes
Haulage Sideloader chassis	Further information Chassis with a self-lift	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions Yes
Haulage Trucks with permission to enter weight-, height- or width-restricted city area	Further information Trucks are prohibited to enter the inner city of Budapest or historic towns except if possessing a one-way permit	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions Yes; depending on the city, it may also take time to obtain the permit. Kindly please consult our inland service staff on hu.truck.delivery@maersk.com
Haulage Chassis with pneumatic springs	Further information Not all of the chassis are of adjustable height	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions No
Haulage Low-bed chassis and two-axle chassis	Further information	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions No
Haulage Chassis with NIT permit	Further information Necessary for imports usually	Subject to extra charge, not part of normal haulage conditions Yes

Country	HS code requirement
Country Argentina	HS code requirement HS6 code (NCM number)
Country Brazil	HS code requirement HS4 code (NCM number)
Country Germany(Bremerhaven & Hamburg) (including transit)	HS code requirement HS4 or HS6 code
Country Jamaica	HS code requirement HS6 code
Country Japan	HS code requirement HS6 code
Country Kenya	HS code requirement HS6 code
Country Paraguay	HS code requirement HS6 code (NCM number)
Country Uruguay	HS code requirement HS4 code (NCM number)

Commodity

All cargo is acceptable apart from dangerous cargo classes which are not accepted by MaerskLine in general.

In Carriers Haulage from Budapest Mahart Terminal (Budapest CY) toBremerhaven we accept: IMO 2, 3, 6.1, 8 with all package group and 9 Classes with I. or II. Package Group

In Carriers Haulage from Budapest Mahart Terminal (Budapest CY) to Rijeka we accept: IMO 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 8 with all package group and 9 Classes with I. or II. Package Group. Not accepted: Class 6.1 with any subsidiary risk (e.g. 6.1 (x), where x means any number)